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Research ArticleMinimally Invasive Surgery

Five-Year Outcomes After Transforaminal Endoscopic Foraminotomy and Discectomy for Soft and Calcified Thoracic Disc Herniations

Karlo Houra, Robert Saftic and Martin Knight
International Journal of Spine Surgery June 2021, 15 (3) 494-503; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/8071
Karlo Houra
1Aksis—Specialty Hospital for Spine and Orthopaedic Surgery, Petrovaradinska 1 Street, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
2University North, University Center Varazdin, Jurja Krizanica Street 31b, 42000 Varazdin, Croatia
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Robert Saftic
1Aksis—Specialty Hospital for Spine and Orthopaedic Surgery, Petrovaradinska 1 Street, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
MD, MS
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Martin Knight
3The Spinal Foundation, 17 Harley Street, London W1G 9QH
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vol. 15 no. 3 494-503
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.14444/8071
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33963033

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International Journal of Spine Surgery
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2211-4599
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  • Published online June 1, 2021.

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  1. Karlo Houra, MD, PHD1,2,
  2. Robert Saftic, MD, MS1 and
  3. Martin Knight, MD, FRCS MBBS3
  1. 1Aksis—Specialty Hospital for Spine and Orthopaedic Surgery, Petrovaradinska 1 Street, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
  2. 2University North, University Center Varazdin, Jurja Krizanica Street 31b, 42000 Varazdin, Croatia
  3. 3The Spinal Foundation, 17 Harley Street, London W1G 9QH
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    Karlo Houra, MD, PhD, Aksis—Specialty Hospital for Spine and Orthopedic Surgery, Petrovaradinska 1, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia. Phone: +385 91 5421916; Fax: +385 1 3877 414; Email: khoura{at}unin.hr
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